Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "wellness"
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4.9KDance Advice5 ways you can diversify your skills in movement related fields
Dancers are agile and intelligent individuals, who have the capacity to learn quickly, adopt new information and strike with precision. So when...
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2.0KDance AdviceWhen doing more means moving less
The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As...
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2.5KDancer HealthChoose growth over goals for 2021
There’s going to be a lot of talk this January about making up for 2020. About hitting the ground running when our...
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1.8KFeaturedMedibank and Sydney Dance Company create ‘World’s Fittest Dance’
Medibank has announced the launch of the World’s Fittest Dance as part of its Live Better program, collaborating with Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, Sydney Dance...
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2.5KDancer HealthFad diets to avoid, and 5 dietary strategies that actually work
Too much stress has come from the misinformation out there about how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. This information...
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2.5KDance Teacher ResourcesReturn to dance: Managing Mirror Shock
Dancers generally use mirrors as a resource for self-evaluation and self-improvement. Due to the COVID-19 interruptions, many dancers in Victoria have been...
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2.2KDancer HealthAnnouncing SOUND MIND for Mental Health Month
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the Australian live entertainment industry, leaving thousands of gig-to-gig onstage and offstage professionals with unlimited unemployment....
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2.9KDancer HealthA Pilates sequence for cross-training and re-centring in stressful times
Pilates is about centring, literally and figuratively — building core strength and finding one’s metaphorical centre, one’s sense of inner strength and...
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3.3KDancer HealthHow eating more, not less, leads to a healthy dancer weight
Dancers can feel like their weight is a tricky balance between staying toned but also having tremendous energy and strength. Being too thin...
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1.6KDance Teacher ResourcesFinding support in The Dance Teachers Tribe
Hayley Byrd has spent many years turning her intimate knowledge of the dance industry and her passion for teaching into a successful dance...
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2.8KDancer HealthPerformance Medicine: How to prevent injury when returning to the studio
During this very surreal time of COVID-19, many dancers around the world have been training in their home online. While other elite sports...
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2.8KDancer HealthA collection of conscious lessons from 2020
Five years ago, we may have been asking one another, “What is your 2020 vision?” Many had their projections, and many were on their...
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17.5KDance Teacher ResourcesStudio owners: Keeping your connection, creativity and passion during this crisis
Studio owners, has this been one of the toughest challenges of your life? One day, your studio is running smoothly and full...
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4.2KDance Advice4 ways to keep your training strong during quarantine
A busy dancer’s day can consist of moving studio to studio — to take class, rehearse, cross-train and audition. In a world...
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3.3KDancer HealthPutting your best feet forward: 5 simple exercises to keep your feet in fine form
As a dancer, your feet are one of your most precious assets. They work hard for you in every class, rehearsal and...
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3.1KDancer HealthCoronavirus Nutrition Essentials to Boost your Immunity
Foods and supplements to boost your immunity and fight infection during the COVID 19 pandemic. At any time, but especially during this...
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2.1KDancer HealthYour nutrition strategies to maximise the Victorian Dance Festival experience
Leading up to a big convention weekend, you want to make sure you have been taking the best care of yourself in...
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3.4KDancer HealthPilates: A dancer’s career companion
Pilates was first introduced to me during my time at the Victorian College of the Arts, when I was studying for my...
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4.2KDancer HealthWhat should dancers do when their period stops?
Lara Briden is a Sydney naturopath with more than 20 years experience. She is also the author of the bestselling book, Period...
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3.2KDance Teacher ResourcesFor the love, or money? Can it be both?
It’s almost the end of another year, and dance studio owners just like me are putting their finishing touches on our end-of-year...
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3.3KDancer HealthAustralia’s leading dance and musical theatre artists share their self-care secrets
Dance Informa recently interviewed some of Australia’s favourite dance and musical theatre artists at a prestigious red carpet event in Melbourne. Lucy...
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2.5KDance Teacher ResourcesWhat directors really wish their students knew about creating an atmosphere to thrive
As Beyoncé’s Dance Captain, Kimmie Gee knows what it takes to make it in the ultra competitive dance world. “I wish all...
